Africa

Football
Media

Free-to-air broadcast rights to the English Premier League will continue to be sold by Infront in sub-Saharan Africa until at least the end of the 2024-25 season after the agency reached a new agreement
Football
Governance

South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe appears set to become the next president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after Fifa president Gianni Infantino brokered a deal through which three…
Sponsorship & Marketing

South African sportswear retailer Mr Price Sport has become the official technical sponsor of Team South Africa in a four-year deal that will take in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the…
Rugby Union
Events

The British and Irish Lions have turned down a bid by Rugby Australia to host this summer’s tour against South Africa.
Cricket
Media

Cricket West Indies has announced its third new broadcast rights deal in the space of a month after signing a four-year contract in sub-Saharan Africa with pay-television broadcaster SuperSport
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster StarTimes has agreed a deal to show content from MUTV, the in-house channel of English Premier League football club Manchester United, in over 30 countries across sub-Saharan…
Rugby Union
Events

Rugby Australia has offered a minimum guarantee to cover the costs of the forthcoming British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa, and return a profit, in what is said to be a potentially decisive move…
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Online betting and gaming company Betway has become title sponsor of Cricket South Africa’s Twenty20 competition, the T20 Challenge.
Motorsport
Media

Pay-television broadcaster SuperSport has agreed a multi-year deal with Formula E to show the all-electric racing series live in more than 50 territories across sub-Saharan Africa
Wrestling
Media

Pay-television broadcaster StarTimes has acquired rights in sub-Saharan Africa to content from the Impact Wrestling promotion
Events

There are still question marks over whether this year's planned trans-Tasman Super Rugby competition can go ahead. The tournament is scheduled to start in May
Media

Kenyan media company The Standard Group has agreed a deal with the Infront agency for free-to-air broadcast rights to the postponed 2020 summer Olympic Games in Tokyo
Basketball
Media

Streaming service MyCujoo has continued its transition to a multi-sport business model after agreeing a rights deal with Spanish basketball organisation Liga ACB for coverage in Brazil and across sub-Saharan…
Cricket
Events

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has contacted the International Cricket Council (ICC) requesting that it consider introducing compensation for less wealthy nations when tours are postponed or cancelled
Football
Media

The TV Media Sport agency has negotiated an exclusive free-to-air deal in Kenya for European football’s rescheduled Euro 2020 championships.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Doha-based banking group QNB Group has been named as an ‘Official Middle East and Africa Supporter’ and the ‘Official Qatari Bank’ of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Und
Cricket
Governance

Cricket Australia has postponed its upcoming three-Test tour of South Africa, citing an unacceptable level of health and safety risk to its players and leading Graeme Smith, Cricket South Africa’s director o…
Football
Governance

Ahmad Ahmad has been restored as president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), as the Madagascan official continues to battle sanctions imposed on…